Rod Heard II

Roderick Michael Heard II (born April 21, 2001) is an American professional football safety who is a free agent. He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats and Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Rod Heard II

Personal information
Born:	(2001-04-21) April 21, 2001 (age 24)
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school:	Harrison (Farmington Hills, Michigan)
College:	Northwestern (2019–2023) Notre Dame (2024)
Position:	Safety
NFL draft:	2025: undrafted

Early life

Heard attended Harrison High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan, and was in the last class to graduate before the school closed in 2019.^[1] He committed to play college football for the Northwestern Wildcats.^[2]

College career

After five seasons at Northwestern, Heard transferred to Notre Dame.^[3]

College statistics

Year	Team	Games		Tackles				Interceptions				Fumbles
		GP	GS	Total	Solo	Ast	Sack	PD	Int	Yds	TD	FF	FR	TD
2019	Northwestern	1	0	1	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020	Northwestern	9	2	10	7	3	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021	Northwestern	12	4	31	24	7	0.0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0
2022	Northwestern	12	12	67	47	20	1.0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
2023	Northwestern	13	13	85	54	31	1.0	4	1	10	0	2	1	0
2024	Notre Dame	16	0	37	25	12	1.0	4	0	0	0	1	1	0
Career		63	31	231	157	74	3.0	12	2	10	0	6	3	0

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
5 ft 10+3⁄8 in (1.79 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	30+5⁄8 in (0.78 m)	8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m)	4.64 s	1.68 s	2.74 s	4.46 s	6.93 s	33.5 in (0.85 m)	9 ft 11 in (3.02 m)	12 reps
All values from Pro Day[4][5]

Personal life

Heard's father Roderick played football at Eastern Illinois.^[6]